IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg). Via Wikipedia.
Libra
The Balance
OriginAncient
AbbreviationLib
GenitiveLibrae
Pronunciation/ˈliːbrə/ genitive /ˈliːbriː/
LEE-bruh
LocationSouthern Hemisphere
Primary StarZubenelgenubi (α Librae)
Right Ascention 14h 50m Declination -16° 02'
Martian Solar Lag δ(🜨→♂) +0.427h (25.6m)
The stars of Libra, “The Scales”, originally belonged to the constellation Scorpius and depicted its claws. Later, during the time of the ancient Romans, these stars became their own star group and came to represent the scales held by Themis, the Greek goddess of justice. Libra is a member of the zodiac.
www.underthesky.com
Libra as depicted by Johann Bayer in his Uranometria (1603). Source image provided by www.RareMaps.com — Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps Inc. Via www.underthenightsky.com.
←September 1855→
SunMonTueWedThurFriSat
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30
1 September 1855 2 September 1855 3 September 1855 4 September 1855 5 September 1855 6 September 1855 7 September 1855 8 September 1855 9 September 1855 10 September 1855 11 September 1855 12 September 1855 13 September 1855 14 September 1855 15 September 1855 16 September 1855 17 September 1855 18 September 1855 19 September 1855 20 September 1855 21 September 1855 22 September 1855 23 September 1855 24 September 1855 25 September 1855 26 September 1855 27 September 1855 28 September 1855 29 September 1855 30 September 1855 1 October 1855 18 Hydra 130 19 Hydra 130 20 Hydra 130 21 Hydra 130 22 Hydra 130 23 Hydra 130 24 Hydra 130 25 Hydra 130 26 Hydra 130 27 Hydra 130 28 Hydra 130 1 Corvus 130 2 Corvus 130 3 Corvus 130 4 Corvus 130 5 Corvus 130 6 Corvus 130 7 Corvus 130 8 Corvus 130 9 Corvus 130 10 Corvus 130 11 Corvus 130 12 Corvus 130 13 Corvus 130 14 Corvus 130 15 Corvus 130 16 Corvus 130 17 Corvus 130 18 Corvus 130 19 Corvus 130
MD -62140 MD -62139 MD -62138 MD -62137 MD -62136 MD -62135 MD -62134 MD -62133 MD -62132 MD -62131 MD -62130 MD -62129 MD -62128 MD -62127 MD -62126 MD -62125 MD -62124 MD -62123 MD -62122 MD -62121 MD -62120 MD -62119 MD -62118 MD -62117 MD -62116 MD -62115 MD -62114 MD -62113 MD -62112 MD -62111 MD -62110 MS -60452 MS -60451 MS -60450 MS -60449 MS -60448 MS -60447 MS -60446 MS -60445 MS -60444 MS -60443 MS -60442 MS -60441 MS -60440 MS -60439 MS -60438 MS -60437 MS -60436 MS -60435 MS -60434 MS -60433 MS -60432 MS -60431 MS -60430 MS -60429 MS -60428 MS -60427 MS -60426 MS -60425 MS -60424 MS -60423